2015
Academic Excellence Grounded in a Biblical Worldview Dear KDS Parents,
Summer is a great time for reading, whether it’s an early quiet morning on the porch, a long lazy afternoon by the pool, or a cool firefly-filled evening in the backyard. Our kids need some “down time” among all the activities of summer. Reading is a great way to just relax and let one’s mind escape into the pages of a book.
We have provided a list of recommended titles, divided by grade, to give you and your child a place to start. If your child finds an author he or she particularly likes, look for more books by that person. It is important to establish the habit of reading for your family, and here are some ideas to help you achieve this:
1. Read to your child frequently and consistently, even to those who can already read by themselves. Research shows that children who read become better readers and develop better vocabularies.
2. Let your child see you read, whether it is the newspaper, a magazine or novel. Your own example is most valuable.
3. Encourage your children to read to each other. It is particularly helpful when a younger child or a child with difficulties reads to others.
4. Take your child to the public library to obtain his or her own library card! Use that card often and participate in their summer reading program.
5. Frequent the many wonderful bookstores around St. Louis. 6. Encourage more reading and less TV, Xbox or computer time.
Please feel free to email or call me at school over the summer with any questions you might have. Happy Reading!
Jennifer Rush
Jennifer Rush KDS Librarian [email protected]12928 Ladue Road - St. Louis, Missouri 63141 - www.kirkdayschool.org - 314.434.4349
PRESCHOOL, PRE-KINDERGARTEN
& JR. KINDERGARTEN
Aylesworth, Jim The Naughty Little Monkeys
Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline
Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight Moon
Campbell, Rod Dear Zoo
Cannon, Janell Stellaluna
Carle, Eric any books by Eric Carle
Chadwick, Tim Cabbage Moon
De Brunhoff, Jean The Story of Babar
Degan, Bruce Jamberry
DePaola, Tomi any books by Tomi DePaola
Dewdney, Anna any books by Anna Dewdney
Freeman, Don Corduroy
Henkes, Kevin any books by Kevin Henkes Hoberman, Mary Ann The Seven Silly Eaters Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day
Kleven, Elisa The Paper Princess
Martin, Bill Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
McBratney, Sam Guess How Much I Love You McCloskey, Robert Blueberries For Sal
McKee, David any Elmer books
Penn, Audrey The Kissing Hand
Pfister, Marcus The Rainbow Fish
Polacco, Patricia any books by Patricia Polacco Rathman, Peggy Goodnight Gorilla
Rosen, Michael Going On a Bear Hunt
Sendak, Maurice Where The Wild Things Are
Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms
Trivizas, Eugene The Three Little Wolves and The Big Bad Pig
Wheeler, Lisa Bubblegum, Bubblegum
Wood, Audrey any books by Audrey Wood
KINDERGARTEN
Anderson, Hans Christian The Ugly Duckling Bemelmans, Ludwig any Madeline books
Berenstain, Stan & Jan any Berenstain Bears books Bridwell, Norman any Clifford books
Brown, Marc any Arthur books
Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel books Capucilli, Alyssa Satin Biscuit books
Carle, Eric The Very Hungry Caterpillar (any books by Eric Carle) Charles, Donald any Calico Cat books Flack, Marjorie The Story About Ping
Freeman, Don any Corduroy books
Gag, Wanda Millions of Cats
Hissey, Jane Old Bear books
Hoff, Syd Albert the Albatross
Barney’s Horse Captain Cat
Danny and the Dinosaur Sammy the Seal
Krauss, Ruth A Hole Is To Dig
Lionni, Leo any books by Leo Lionni
Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad books
Martin Jr., Bill Brown Bear, Brown Bear
McKee, David any Elmer books
Numeroff, Laura any Laura Numeroff books Piper, Watty The Little Engine That Could Potter, Beatrix Peter Rabbit books
Rey, H. A. any Curious George books
Seuss, Dr. any Dr. Seuss books
(A variety of authors) Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
FIRST GRADE
(A variety of authors) any Caldecott Medal or Honor books Brett, Jan any books by Jan Brett
Brisson, Pat Melissa Parkington’s Beautiful, Beautiful Hair Burton, Virginia Lee The Little House
Carle, Eric 10 Little Rubber Ducks, any others DeFelice, Cynthia One Potato, Two Potato
Freeman, Don Corduroy, A Pocket for Corduroy Hall, Donald Ox-Cart Man
Henkes, Kevin Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, Lilly’s Big Day Hoban, Russell any Frances books
Knudsen, Michelle Library Lion
Lewis, C. S. The World of Narnia books for adults to read aloud Lionni, Leo Inch By Inch, any others
Lucado, Max You Are Special, any others Lobel, Arnold any Frog and Toad books McCloskey, Robert Lentil
Make Way for Ducklings One Morning in Maine Milne, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner
Now We are Six
When We Were Very Young
Numeroff, Laura If You Give a Pig a Pancake, any others Peet, Bill The Caboose Who Got Loose, any others Potter, Beatrix any books by Beatrix Potter
Rey, H.A. and Margret any Curious George books Suess, Dr. any books by Dr. Suess Viorst, Judith any Alexander books Williams, Margery The Velveteen Rabbit
SECOND GRADE
Aardema, Verna Why Mosquito’s Buzz in People’s Ears Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
Anderson, Hans Christian The Emperor’s New Clothes Brandenberg, Franz Otto is Different
Bunting, Eve The Wednesday Surprise Cole, Joanna any Magic School Bus books Dalgliesh, Alice The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
De Paola, Tomie Clouds
Strega Nona
Strega Nona Meets Her Match Grimm, the Brothers any fairy tales
Heller, Ruth How to Hide a Parakeet and Other Birds, any others
Henkes, Kevin Owen
Sheila Rae, the Brave
Hissey, Jane any Old Bear books
Holabird, Katherine any Angelina books Keats, Ezra Jack any “Peter” stories Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad series
Mouse Tales
Marshall, James Miss Nelson is Missing The Three Little Pigs
McBratney, Sam Guess How Much I Love You Minarik, Else Little Bear’s Visit
Parish, Peggy any Amelia Bedelia books Polacco, Patricia Betty Doll (and any others)
Rey, H. A. Curious George books
Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge series Poppleton series
Mr. Putter and Tabby series Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Nate the Great series
THIRD GRADE
Anderson, Hans Christian any from Classic Fairy Tales
Berenstain, Stan & Jan Berenstain Bears chapter books series Bond, Michael Paddington Bear books
Cleary, Beverly Henry Huggins
Henry and Ribsy Ribsy
Cole, Joanna Magic School Bus chapter books Dixon, Franklin The Hardy Boys series
Hoig-Brown, Roderic A River Never Sleeps Jackson, Dave & Neta Trailblazer series
Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Longstocking series MacDonald, Betty Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books
Mazer, Ann The Salamander Room
Murphy, Elspeth Campbell Three Cousins Detective Club mysteries The 10 Commandments Mysteries series Osborne, Mary Pope The Magic Tree House series
Peterson, John The Littles series
Roy, Ron A to Z Mysteries series
Seldon, George A Cricket in Times Square
Sis, Peter The Three Golden Keys
Starry Messenger
Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case
Encyclopedia Brown & the Case of the Disgusting Sneaker
Stilton, Geronimo Any books in the series Warner, Gertrude Chandler The Boxcar Children series White, E. B. Stuart Little
The Trumpet of the Swan Wilder, Laura Ingalls The Little House series
Zelinsky, Paul O. Rapunzel, Rumplestiltskin, Hansel and Gretel
FOURTH GRADE
(American Girls series) Kit books #1-6
Avi Crispin series
The Fighting Ground
Banks, Lynne Reid The Indian in the Cupboard series
Barrie, James Peter Pan
Baum, Frank The Wizard of Oz
Bond, Michael A Bear Called Paddington
Brink, Carol Caddie Woodlawn
Burnett, Frances Hodgson The Secret Garden A Little Princess
Cleary, Beverly Ralph S. Mouse, The Mouse and the Motorcycle Ramona series
Creech, Sharon Walk Two Moons
The Wanderer Edmonds, Walter Matchlock Gun Farley, Walter The Black Stallion
Field, Rachel Hitty: Her First Hundred Years Grahame, Kenneth The Reluctant Dragon
The Wind in the Willows Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague Hodges, Margaret St. George and the Dragon Jackson, Dave & Neta Trailblazer series
King-Smith, Dick Babe the Gallant Pig, Miss Lollipop, any others Kipling, Rudyard The Jungle Book
Konigsburg, E. L From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Lawson, Robert Ben & Me
MacLachlan, Patricia Baby
Seven Kisses in a Row Skylark
McCloskey, Robert Homer Price
(My America series) Five Smooth Stones
O’Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins Prelutsky, Jack A Pizza the Size of the Sun Rockwell, Thomas How to Eat Fried Worms Selden, George The Cricket in Times Square Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House books
FIFTH GRADE
Aesop Aesops Fables
Armstrong, William H. Sounder
Barry, Dave Peter and the Starcatcher Peter and the Shadow Thieves Brouwer, Sigmund Winds of Light series
Cleary, Beverly Strider
de Angeli, Marguerite Door in the Wall
DiCamillo, Kate The Tale of Despereaux Because of Winn-Dixie Elliott, L. M. Under a War-Torn Sky Finley, Martha Elsie Dinsmore series
Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain
George, Jean Craighead My Side of the Mountain
Gipson, Fred Old Yeller
Grahame, Kenneth The Wind in the Willows
Gutman, Dan Baseball Card Adventure series Henry, Marguerite King of the Wind
Kipling, Rudyard Just So Stories Lenski, Lois Strawberry Girl
Lewis, C.S. The Chronicles of Narnia series MacDonald, George Golden Key
Morris, Gilbert Bonnets and Bugles series
Myers, Anna Hoggee
O’Hara, Mary My Friend Flicka
Paterson, Katherine Lyddie
Paulsen, Gary The River
Tucket adventure series Rogers, Jonathan Wilderking trilogy
Seredy, Kate The Good Master
Sewell, Anna Black Beauty
Speare, Elizabeth George Calico Captive
Spyri, Johanna Heidi
St. John, Patricia any books by Patricia St. John Streatfield, Noel Ballet Shoes series
Wiggin, Kate Douglas Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Yates, Elizabeth Amos Fortune, Free Man
SIXTH GRADE
Alcott, Louisa May Little Women, Little Men
Bagnold, Enid National Velvet
Bunyan, John Pilgrim’s Progress
Cooper, Susan The Dark is Rising series
Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe
Elmer, Robert The Young Underground series Adventures Down Under series Finley, Martha Elsie’s Endless Wait
Elsie’s Impossible Choice
Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain
Harold, Keith Rifles for Watie
Henty, G. A. Excellent Historical Fiction books
Hesse, Karen Out of the Dust
Holm, Jennifer Our Only May Amelia
Jacques, Brian Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series Redwall series
Johnson, Lois Walfrid The Disappearing Stranger Keller, Helen The Story of My Life
L’Engle, Madeline A Wrinkle in Time Wind in the Door
The Swiftly Tilting Planet Montgomery, Lucy Maud Anne of Green Gables series
McKinley, Robin The Blue Sword, The Hero and the Crown Nesbit, Edith The Railway Children
Peck, Richard A Year Down Yonder, A Long Way From Chicago Strickland, Brad When Mack Came Back
Tada, Joni Erickson Darcy
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings trilogy Travis, Lucille Captured by a Spy
White, John The Sword Bearer and others Wisler, G. Clifton Red Cap
